Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-29-1999 The BG News September 29, 1999 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News September 29, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6533. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6533 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. OPINION 2 WORLD NEWS CITY 8 SPORTS 10 ■ Columnisf Jena Lohrbach Rigoberto takes Both the Jerome Library and I ^Vjv. 0 ■ Rugby team defeats encourages people to evaluate horses across a Wood County Library offer 1 m&Sram* Michigan 56-5 and how happy they are in their flooding river in San research services for students. Jr W " • 46-0. relationships. Salvador. Weather Today: Wednesday raining September 29. 1999 High 68, Low 43 Volume 87 & Issue 26 BGA daily independent News student press Workshop explains grant options ByJEFFARNETT The BG News Attendees of a workshop by Partnerships for Community Action learned about opportu- nities for grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 to help build mutual links between the Uni- versity and the surrounding community. Kathy Farber, director of PCA, said it was created to redefine the relationship between the University and the surrounding community. PCA attempts to do that by funding projects that benefit both the University and the community, rather that simply funding interesting University scholar- ship. She also noted that the grants are not limited to work in Northwest Ohio. Two grant recipients talked to the workshop crowd and served as examples of the kinds BG News Photo/ MIKE LEHMKUHLE of projects PCA approves. Steve Tiffany Linx, Kristin Livorno and Elizabeth Franklin enjoy the variety of beverage choices at the University while eating pizza. • See PCA, page five. Audio books Concerns poured out at forum offered to Students express views of going exclusive with beverage company By AMYJOL. BROWN are the six companies interest- ment programs such as Spring- disabled The BG News ed in drawing up proposals for board and the President's Lead- "You hear about the huge numbers, the Students at the Pouring an exclusive contract with the ership Academy; to academic millions that incur from an exclusive students ights forum Monday night University. partnerships mostly in the form beverage contract, but most of the money expressedfe their hesitancy to Jane Schimpf, head of the of scholarships, although diver- By MICHELLE REITER accept the University's idea of a committee, said if the Universi- sity programs might also bene- involved is a lot of soft money..." The BG News possible exclusive beverage ty agreed to a contract permit- fit; and finally to enhance the Richard Keebler For students who need extra ting the sale of only one bever- contract because they feared equality of women's sports with Director of Business Services at Miami lint asm help absorbing the information the benefits were not in the age company's products on men's on campus. in their textbooks, Disability majority of the students' best campus, the University would The committee could not Services offers audio versions "We didn't get any straight incur from an exclusive bever- interests. gain a significant amount of release information on how read by students on campus. answers on the financial stuff," age contract," said Richard The forum, set up to inform money to be used for University much money it would expect to Rob Cunningham, director students that the University programs and initiatives. receive if it entered into a con- said Heather Steffen, a fresh- Keebler, director of business man physics major. She also services at Miami U., "but most for the Office of Disability Ser- might grant one of six beverage Four programs would stand tract. vices, said that their program companies exclusive or shared to benefit the most— ones the "If we knew numbers, we expressed concern about where of the time the money involved the money would go if the Uni- is a lot of soft money, things like receives some books already selling rights, attracted little committee believes "would would be able to tell you," said recorded from a non-profit more than 20 students; howev- have the most tangible benefits Daniel Clark, sophomore versity agreed to a contract. company sponsorships of "I don't think it would bene- events and price concessions organization interested in help- er, the students present grilled coming back to the University," undergraduate representative ing students with disabilities. the committee, questioning according to Schimpf. on the committee. "We have a fit the general public," she said. which in all likelihood you are Recently, Miami University receiving now." Recording for the Blind and whether such an agreement The majority of the money lot of questions out to the com- Dyslexic (RFB & D) records col- would benefit the campus. received from the contract panies right now." also explored the possibility of Keebler said the companies contracting with an exclusive that are now on the campus lege level textbooks and popu- Pepsi, Coca-Cola, the Ameri- would go to reduce the cost of The committee's answers lar reading material onto beverage company. still have to bid for contracts, can Bottling Company, AVI the new student union reflected regarding the financial aspect audiocassettes, providing for Food Systems, Sysco Food Sys- in the general fees of the stu- of a possible deal, however, did "You hear about the huge and it is likely that the Univer- numbers, the millions that students with a wide range of tems and Gordon Food Systems dents; to leadership develop- not satisfy the students. disabilities the help getting • See POURING, page five. information they need. What books RFB & D doesn't Supreme Court to rule on law letting rape victims sue attackers provide, Disability Services By LAURIE ASSEO 1994 Violence Against Women gress' authority to address a responsibility when dealing allowed her name to be dis- will hire readers or take volun- Associated Press Writer Act. She says they raped her. national problem of the first with gender discrimination." closed, became the first person teers to record the books for the WASHINGTON — The A federal appeals court magnitude." Gender-based vio- But Michael E. Rosman, a to utilize the federal law when, student. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday threw out the lawsuit, saying lence harms victims' ability to lawyer for Antonio J. Morrison, in late 1995, she sued Morrison Right now, there are eight to judge the constitutionality of Congress' power to regulate work and costs the economy bil- one of the athletes, said, "We and James Crawford, alleging readers working for Disabili- a federal law that lets rape vic- interstate commerce and lions of dollars a year, govern- feel confident" the justices will they raped her in a dormitory ties Services. Cunningham said tims sue their attackers, a test assure equal protection to all ment lawyers said. invalidate the provision allow- room. She did not report the they take on between eight and of how far Congress can go in citizens did not authorize it to Ms. Brzonkala's lawyer, ing lawsuits over gender-based alleged rape for several 10 readers at a time, according fighting sex discrimination. allow rape victims to sue their Martha Davis of the NOW violence. months. No criminal charges to the demand. The readers The justices, who have cur- attackers for financial dam- Legal Defense and Education Separate criminal provisions were filed against the two men. work for about two hours a day, tailed Congress' power in ages. Fund, said she hopes the of the Violence Against Women Morrison and Crawford chal- completing books in varying recent years, will decide The Clinton administration, Supreme Court "will draw a Act are not at issue in this case. lenged the constitutionality of times according to length. whether a former Virginia Tech which filed its own appeal to line around the decisions The justices will hear argu- the provision letting rape vic- Sandra Giannetto, a gradu- student, Christy Brzonkala, the top court, told the justices they've been reaching recently ments this winter, and a deci- tims sue their attackers, and a ate student working towards a can sue two college football the appeals court ruling "places to rein in Congress' power, and sion is expected by late June. players under a provision of the unwarranted limits on Con- recognize Congress' historic Ms. Brzonkala, who has • See COURT, page five. • See SERVICES, page five. Students come together to help save lives University wide program to benefit patients living with leukemia By IRENE SHARON SCOTT ors Center below the Sun Dial food that her brother, Paul,16 years old ers," she said. "It was stressful The BG News court and at the Honors office in and a junior in high school, has lover the summer] because we were The Honors Student Association University Hall. HSA plans to been diagnosed with leukemia. Her never home together. However, it (HSA) has implemented a campus- donate pop tabs to the Leukemia brother's conditions motivated her drew us closer as a family because wide program that will benefit Foundation. to take this initiative and learn we need to support each other and leukemia patients. Durst strongly encourages the more about leukemia. hope that he gets stronger. It also HSA's new program is called University community to assist in "He was diagnosed in May and helps to receive support from the "Save a Tab, Save a Life." Members this project.